Elon Musk Reacts With 'Interesting' as China Backs Startup With $8.4 Billion for Orbital Data Centers

Source: International Business Times

Elon Musk responded with a single word Wednesday to news that China is committing massive financial resources to develop orbital data centers, a move that underscores the intensifying global race to harness space for artificial intelligence infrastructure and high-performance computing. Musk, the chief executive of SpaceX and xAI, simply posted "Interesting" on his X platform in reply to a SpaceNews article detailing how a Beijing-based startup, Orbital Chenguang, secured $8. 4 billion in credit lines from major Chinese banks.